A review of sex-related differences in colorectal cancer incidence, screening uptake, routes to diagnosis, cancer stage and survival in the UK

A White, L Ironmonger, RJC Steele, N Ormiston-Smith… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an illness strongly influenced by sex and gender,
with mortality rates in males significantly higher than females. There is still a dearth of …

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Program: current perspectives on strategies for improvement

S Koo, LJ Neilson, C Von Wagner… - Risk management and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the UK. The English National
Health Service (NHS) Bowel Cancer Screening Program (BCSP) was introduced in 2006 to …

Targeting cancer prevention and screening interventions to LGBTQ communities: A scoping review

K Drysdale, E Cama, J Botfield, B Bear… - Health & social care …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although some people within LGBTQ communities are at risk of developing some cancers at
higher rates than non‐LGBTQ people, there is limited evidence of the outcomes of targeted …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of descriptive norms on motivation to participate in cancer screening–Evidence from online experiments

C von Wagner, Y Hirst, J Waller, A Ghanouni… - Patient education and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The current study tested in two online experiments whether manipulating
normative beliefs about cancer screening uptake increases intention to attend colorectal …

Concerns, perceived need and competing priorities: a qualitative exploration of decision-making and non-participation in a population-based flexible sigmoidoscopy …

N Hall, L Birt, CJ Rees, FM Walter, S Elliot, M Ritchie… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Optimising uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is important to achieve
projected health outcomes. Population-based screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) was …

Barriers to flexible sigmoidoscopy colorectal cancer screening in low uptake socio‐demographic groups: A systematic review

E Travis, L Ashley, M Pownall… - Psycho‐Oncology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To synthesise qualitative evidence related to barriers and facilitators of flexible
sigmoidoscopy screening (FSS) intention and uptake, particularly within low socio …

Use of two self-referral reminders and a theory-based leaflet to increase the uptake of flexible sigmoidoscopy in the English bowel scope screening program: results …

RS Kerrison, LM McGregor, N Counsell… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background We previously initiated a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of
two self-referral reminders and a theory-based leaflet (sent 12 and 24 months after the initial …

Improving uptake of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening: a randomized trial of nonparticipant reminders in the English Screening Programme

RS Kerrison, LM McGregor, S Marshall, J Isitt… - …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aims Uptake of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in the English
Bowel Scope Screening (BSS) Programme is low. The aim of this study was to test the …

[HTML][HTML] Sex/gender differences in gastrointestinal endoscopy from the perspective of patients and gastroenterologists

N Kim - Clinical Endoscopy, 2023 - synapse.koreamed.org
The sex/gender of gastroenterologists impact patients' satisfaction, compliance, and clinical
outcomes. For instance, female gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopist–patient gender …

Barriers to bowel scope (flexible sigmoidoscopy) screening: a comparison of non-responders, active decliners and non-attenders

C Von Wagner, B Bonello, S Stoffel, H Skrobanski… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Participation in bowel scope screening (BSS) is low (43%), limiting its potential
to reduce colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality. This study aimed to quantify the …